• The Graveyard Book

  • By: Neil Gaiman
  • Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
  • Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (17,623 ratings)

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The Graveyard Book

By: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
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Publisher's summary

The original audiobook edition of the acclaimed novel, read by the author!

The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, has sold more than one million copies and is the only novel ever to win both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal.

Nobody Owens is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place - he's the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians' time as well as their ghostly teachings - such as the ability to Fade so mere mortals cannot see him.

Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead?

Magical, terrifying, and filled with breathtaking adventures, The Graveyard Book is the winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, the Hugo Award for best novel, the Locus Award for Young Adult novel, the American Bookseller Association's "Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book", a Horn Book Honor, and Audio Book of the Year.

©2008 Neil Gaiman (P)2008 HarperCollins Publishers
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Critic reviews

  • Hugo Award, Best Novel, 2009
  • Newbery Medal winner, 2009

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What a Pleasure!

This was so incredibly creative that I couldn’t stop listening to it. I didn’t want to turn it off because the story was so exhilarating and the descriptions were so perfectly done. If there was a sequel, I’d read it immediately!! What a pleasure this book was from start to finish!

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Transporting, Hypnotic

The narration really brings this marvelous book to life. A memorable story that took me to a place of childlike fantasy.

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Lighthearted FUN listening

Excellent performance. Youth story & interesting enough to listening to between my murder mysteries, give it a listen.

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Another fantastic listen

Absolutely loved this book. I really enjoyed the structure of this. Each chapter/part was almost a stand alone adventure from Bod's life, but they still all intertwined and came together. All of the characters were amazing and Neil Gaiman is just so perfect performing his own work.

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Thin line between death and thrill

This novel was great. It was different characters that you wouldn’t think hang around the graveyard. Definitely makes me cry at the end!

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Great story!

What a wonderful story! Such fun characters, wish there were more follow up books. The narration was well spoken and enjoyable as well.

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Wonderful!

Couldn’t stop listening! Was recommended the book and so glad I did it. Such a great story!

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I can't find a single flaw with this novel and I couldn't have named a single thing that would improve upon its' already perfect composition... until I heard the audiobook narrated by the author, Neil Gaiman himself. I can't imagine any other voice to so perfectly share The Graveyard Book in it's entirety. I can't wait to share this with my children when they are of age, I hope they love it as much as I do.

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Wonderful

My heart aches now that I've finished. But it's definitely one I'll listen to over again and again. Great story and the characters are wonderful.

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My First Neil Gaiman book

The Graveyard

FANTASTIC! Story, subtle music, narration - all superb!

I just wish my 13 year old nephew would have been with me while I listened. He would have gotten a kick out of the story, too!

Looking for more of his books next.

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